yourbru'S MOCK DRAFT

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  • yourbru DRAFTING FOR THE
    Buccaneers
Draft Selections
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (TB)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (TB)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (TB)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (TB)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 154 RND: 5 (TB)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (TB)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Draft Grade — Buccaneers
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Buccaneers: B-.

The Buccaneers treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 154th overall pick on DJ Campbell a full 60 spots early. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Getting Loveland where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Job largely done: interior defensive lineman settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jahdae Barron
Good price on Jahdae Barron in the 20th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick51 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Donovan Ezeiruaku well ahead of where he belonged. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
They will replay Colston Loveland at No. 85 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jay Higgins
No edge and no loss on Jay Higgins in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick154 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They reached into another round for DJ Campbell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick236 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Thor Griffith in pick 236, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.